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| CIRCA - 1950 SIZE - 3.50" x 5.50" (closed) |
PUBLISHER - Andres Prod. corp. |
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| PRICE GUIDE - $15.-$30. Excellent Near Mint Condition. |
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Al Schacht was a Major League pitcher
for the Washington Senators from 1919
to 1921. He later became a 3rd base
coach, and his comedic antics from the
coaching lines with fellow Washington
coach Nick Altrock, earned him the
nickname of "The Clown Prince of
Baseball." During WWII, wearing a
battered top hat and ragged tails,
Schacht took his act on the road,
touring to entertain the troops
overseas. On the home front Schacht was
involved locally, attending events to
raise money through War Bonds. The
Clown Prince of Baseball entertained
the crowd of 50,000, at the 1944
Dodgers Yankees Giants Tri-Cornered
Baseball Game, a War Bond exhibition
played at the Polo Grounds.
In 1942 Schacht cited that tire and gas restrictions, rationing for the
war effort, forced him to abandon his
diamond antics and he decided to open a
cafe in New York. September of 1942, Al
Schacht Restaurant opened at 102 E. 52
Street, New York City, NY. It soon
became a popular destination for local
sports stars and celebrities. The
Restaurant operated into the 1960's.
As printed on the back of the postcard: "History - The Story of
the $100. Bet"
I Have often been asked, "How come that
one so long identified with baseball -
as a pitcher, coach, and then named
Clown Prince of Baseball, become a
restaurant owner?" Well, soon after the
start of the 2nd World War, Tom Farley,
brother of James Farley, asked me what
I would do since the restrictions on
gasoline, tires, etc. would make it
practically; impossible for me to meet
my entertaining engagements at the far
flung baseball parks; especially since
the automobile was my sole mode of
travel. I answered, "Well, since I love
people and love to meet them, I'll open
a restaurant." He laughed and bet me a
hundred dollars I would not.
Then when I returned in 1942 from the All-Star Game, Art Flynn and I
dropped into a small restaurant, where
I overheard the owner say he would like
to sell because of a draft call. Here
was my chance to win my bet and I took
it. I asked my brother, a designer and
a skeptic, to resign the place with a
baseball atmosphere. He did but like
many others he stayed a skeptic for
some tome. However, I knew that good
food served to good judges, would not
let my reputation as a clown prevent
success. I won that bet too! Proof was
that growing success unmade my brother
as a skeptic and then designed the
present place I am so proud of in
buildings I then bought for the
purpose. And that is why I say - "When
it comes to food, I am not clowning."
BOTTOM OF SPACE IS YOURS
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The front of the postcard depicts Al Schacht in uniform, and tails with
his top hat raised in the air. Above
reads; "Two Sections of Al Schacht's,
Visit Also Upper Grandstand and Private
Dinning Rooms" Below reads; "102 East
52nd St., Off Park Avenue, New York
City, Telephone Plaza - 9 8570." The
"Andres Prod. corp., 285 Madison Ave.,
N,Y.C. - Teknitone Process" postcard
publisher's credit line divides the
"Post Card" address section, with
the code number "E-13766" at the top,
and "Kodachrome Reproduction at the
bottom. The Stamp Box reads; "You
Address It, We'll Mail It"
Inside behind the front of the postcard pictures the "Left Field" section
of the restaurant. Behind the back of
the postcard pictures the "Right Field"
section. Home plate sits infront of the
stairs that leads to the "Upper
Grandstands" and "Private Dinning
Rooms." The foul lines extend into the
left field dinning room, and the right
field cocktail lounge.
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Al Schacht's Restaurant
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